#146
No, written by Justice Breyer...
Justice Breyer invokes Uvalde and Buffalo mass shootings in scathing dissent of decision expanding 2nd Amendment
"Many states have tried to address some of the dangers of gun violence," the majority ruling "severely burdens" these efforts, Breyer wrote.
"Since the start of this year alone (2022), there have already been 277 reported mass shootings"an average of more than one per day," Breyer wrote.
"Gun violence has now surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among children and adolescents," he added, noting that in 2020, 45,222 Americans were killed by firearms, according to federal data.
The majority decision, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, "invokes the Second Amendment to strike down a New York law regulating the public carriage of concealed handguns.
In my view, that decision rests upon several serious mistakes," he wrote. It "refuses to consider the government interests that justify a challenged gun regulation, regardless of how compelling those interests may be."
"When courts interpret the Second Amendment, it is constitutionally proper, indeed often necessary, for them to consider the serious dangers and consequences of gun violence that lead States to regulate firearms," he explained.
"The primary difference between the Court's view and mine is that I believe the Amendment allows States to take account of the serious problems posed by gun violence that I have just described," he added.
"I fear that the Court's interpretation ignores these significant dangers and leaves States without the ability to address them."
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#97
So, perhaps rather being racist about the source, you could address how this SC decision by political rwingers helps reduce the "leading cause of death among children" by allowing their killers to conceal their weapons?